Organising a collaborative online hackathon for cutting-edge climate research

Thomas, J., Stone, E. J., Mitchell, D. M., Seviour, W., Barnes, C., Bloomfield, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5616-1503, Crook, J., Jones, H. and Macleofd, C. (2022) Organising a collaborative online hackathon for cutting-edge climate research. Weather, 77 (6). pp. 221-226. ISSN 0043-1656 doi: 10.1002/wea.4199

Abstract/Summary

The 2021 Met Office Climate Data Challenge hackathon series (Met Office, 2021b) provided a valuable opportunity to learn best practice from the experience of running online hackathons uniquely characterised by the challenges faced by climate data science in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the University of Bristol CMIP6 Data Hackathon (Mitchell et al., 2022) with over 100 participants from the United Kingdom, highlights the advantages of participating in such events as well as lessons learned. A suggested methodology to structure, plan, promote and ensure longevity of the hackathon outputs is described ensuring smoother running of future events.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/104242
Identification Number/DOI	10.1002/wea.4199
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
Publisher	Wiley
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